Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace easy taxes and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things.

I just want you to know that when we talk about war we're really talking about peace.

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war that we know about peace more about killing that we know about living.

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.

Politics is too partisan and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country.

A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.

Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.

As a young boy I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer where one of the most needed qualities is patience.